Meet Bumpy the orphaned hippo who is being hand-reared by keepers after being found nudging his dead mum at the edge of a lake

Barely a week old, Bumpy was found 'desperate for comfort' on the edge of Lake Oloiden in Naivasha after his mother died protecting him in a territorial fight.

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May 5, 2026 - 20:20
Meet Bumpy the orphaned hippo who is being hand-reared by keepers after being found nudging his dead mum at the edge of a lake
Barely a week old, Bumpy was found 'desperate for comfort' on the edge of Lake Oloiden in Naivasha after his mother died protecting him in a territorial fight.
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